And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
- Genesis 2:18-23

How
sin came into the world

We do not know if
Adam was negligent by being absent or if he was "asleep at the
wheel". It is a shame that neither Adam or Eve thought of asking God
for help.

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
1 Timothy 2:14

The
curse on women

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Genesis 3:16

"desire" = Teshuqah = an
insatiable desire to control a person (predator's desire for prey).

The lot of women in history

Women are designed by God to be wives
and mothers. For millennia, this has been manifest in the variety of
families and family life around the world. As weaker and
subordinate, women have often suffered at the hands of those who are
stronger. The weak have always been oppressed by the stronger until the
advent of the Law through Israel and the later availability of
Christianity. Hudson Taylor remarked after arriving in China in the 1800s
that he did not think English women appreciated how much they owed to
Christianity (Chinese women were treated rather badly).

In the late 1800s many Christians abandoned Christianity for political
progressivism. At the same time the ideas of Marxism and Feminism gained
traction. This is because without Christ, most people began to see the
emergent socialist state as the next natural evolutionary step to replace
the family. A remnant family was still needed to produce children, but
with public education and government intrusion, it would never again be
what it had been for the entire previous history of the world.

Tribal

The basic unit of human grouping is the
family. A tribe is usually an extended family. Those who live in
harmony with the natural world God created usually live out the roles
defined by nature. Being a wife and mother is not consider oppressive,
exploitive, or degrading just natural.

Agrarian

Whether living as serfs or slaves in ancient kingdoms
or as pioneers braving the elements of the frontier, living close to the
natural world allows for families to thrive. The role of women is also
manifest in natural terms as wives and mothers.

Village

We see the beginning of what can be called
"society" in village life. As people begin to see themselves more
in relation to a community than a family, we begin to see the transition
from the natural world to an artificial world. In this artificial world
relationships are based on power and wealth (who owns the land and money).
People establish "pecking orders" from the most powerful to the
least. At first, this order is made by family grouping. Families try to
arrange advantageous marriages to advance their positions.

Industrial

With money being the driving force of society,
mechanization quickly follows. Wealth is accumulated through the
exploitation of the labor of others. It is ironic that women are told that
they are being "exploited" by being keepers of a home so that
their labor can be exploited in the factory
instead. As the pace of society quickens, wealth begins to be sought not for
the family but for self.

Technological

Chemical and surgical technology allows women to avoid the direct consequences of
conception. Family becomes even more of an actual hindrance. The
opportunities for diversion, amusement, and entertainment allow women to
live in a perpetual "moment" of indulgence. Society (employers and
government) becomes a more real source of security and provision than
family.

Post-socialist

The modern socialist state is an anomaly. It is based on debt and cannot
last. It is only useful to Satan as a bridge to collectivize the world under
his control. Once the state runs out of money to pay police, women are going
to find that their status of equality will
vanish. The world will return to the conditions before Christianity which
were not at all advantageous to women and certainly not to women outside of
the protection of families.

Women's Characteristics

There are characteristics of
women that make them valuable helpers for husbands and suited to their
natural role in families. Some of these qualities also make them
particularly vulnerable to exploitation by Satan. Like any characteristics,
not everyone has the same ones or to the same degree. These characteristics
they can be advantageous or disadvantageous or both.

Devoted

Often women demonstrate an ability of steadfastness
that can appear unassailable. This can be a a major asset in a family
where a woman can maintain the integrity of the family. It can also
become a problem for women who devote themselves to political
philosophies, their employer, co-workers, school chums, ex-spouses, or
friends. Divided loyalties often lead to divided families.

Focused on the present

The ability of women to focus on the
immediate gives them a particular advantage when dealing with
children. A common source of frustration for women is the lack
of a focus on the present by their husbands. A woman voting may be
more persuaded by someone who promises bounty today than someone who
promises stability tomorrow.

Naturally trusting

Women are more inclined to consider what they hear to be true. The
Bible cites as a reason women are not allowed to teach that they are
more vulnerable to deception. This is a reason for their need to be
protected and a key reason why Satan wants direct access to women.

Sensitive

Women are more tuned into things being wrong both with themselves
and others around them. This can be useful as a sort of "early
warning system". This characteristics can become a liability is
it is used to be too quickly critical
of others. A caring husband can provide an insular "wall of
love" without which a sensitive woman can be diagnosed as
"depressed" and put on medication.

Fearful

Women can have an apprehensive sense of vulnerability to things that are
unknown. Without reassurance from a husband, this can create a
great deal of anxiety. Satan seeks to trade on insecurities to get
people to willingly advance his plans for global collectivism under
the guise of increased security.

Social

Women have a need to be involved with
other people. This makes them the "glue" that holds families
together. It also makes them an essential target for Satan to weave
into the fabric of his world. If he is to get society and community to
replace family, he needs to use women to do it.

Taking blame

Women can sometimes exaggerate fault or blame themselves for something
that is unwarranted. This can continue for years from an incident of
little consequence. A husband can assure his wife such that she can
slowly let go of the need to punish herself. Satan can use this characteristic
to get women to feel motivated to advance his goals. For example, a
woman may feel she needs to be working outside the home to help earn
the money for a nice house.

What is the solution?

Walk in truth

Jesus is truth and the Bible is truth.
Immersion in both helps bring us out of the society of deception Satan
has constructed. When we walk in truth, we can see the world Satan has
created as it truly is. For example the reason every TV program
portrays men as idiots and women as heroes is because Satan needs to
keep women thinking his world is their answer as opposed to a godly
husband.

Extrication

Once we begin to see how we have come to
be deceived, we need to think about what changes we need to make to
bring us out of the darkness into which we have been led. Truth does
set us free.

Social surgery

Often we come to realize how ungodly
some of our social relationships are. We need to cut our social ties
to those who would draw us away from our natural place into the artificial
world Satan has created.

Godly fellowship

We need to seek out and cultivate Godly
relationships that edify (build up) and help us grow more in the image
of Christ.

Godly instruction

There is a Biblical role for older women
to instruct younger women.

Godly home

If women and men turn their hearts
towards home, we can hope to rebuild that which is precious in the
eyes of the Lord, a loving Christian home and family.

Godly husband

God made men such that their assurance, comfort,
perspective, and guidance works to fill what women need. A man that is
walking in truth, drawing wisdom from the Lord, and growing daily in
Christ-likeness is able to provide all that a woman would need or
want.

Self-esteem

Satan understands that his world of
deception produces problems for women such as anxiety, depression,
self-doubt, and insecurity. His answer is even more deception such as
"feeling good about yourself". It is self that brings us
further from the Lord and deeper in blindness. Women do not need
"self-esteem", they, like men, need Jesus, to walk in truth,
and be set free from the deceptions of this world.